Wheel



' "1630' 51 May 31,1927. J. BQUCK WHEEL Filed May is, 1922 2Sheets-Sheet 2' .clined as at 8, for purposes to Patented May 1927.UNITED STATES JEROME BOLICK, or CONQVER, NORTH CAROLINA.

WHEEL.

Application filed May 13,

This invention relates to wheel constructions, andaims 1D provide anovel construction wherein a wheel may be removed from itsaxleeliminating any possibility of the usual brake drum which is securedto the wheel hub becoming loose from its supporting plate.

Another object of the invention is to provide a wheel construction whichmay be readily and easily applied to the usual axle now in use,elin'iinating the necessity of making alterations in the presentconstruction to accomplish the positioning of the wheel.

Another object of the invention is to provide a structure wherein theusual hub of a wheel may be employed in converting a wooden wheel into ametallic wheel.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement ofparts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be Inade within thescope of wnat is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawingsz Figure 1 is a side elevational view of awheel constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 8 an elevational view disclosing the inner portion of themetallic hub section forming a part of the wheel.

Figure 4: is an elevationalv view disclosing a modified form of ametallic hub used with metal spokes.

Figiiire 5 is a sectional view through a modified form of metallic hub.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference character 5designates the usual. tubular bearing member of a hub, on which ispositioned the metallic one piece hub section 6, which is circular information and provided with a plurality of recessed portions 7, the sidewalls thereof being inbe hereinafter more fully described.

Arranged in the metallic hub section 6 and disposed between the sidewalls of predetermined recessed portions are the openings 9 whichaccommodate the securing bolts 10 that are employed for securing themetallic hub section to the retaining disk of the hub.

formed on the "disk 11 "and provides a shoulder to be en 'a'gedbythewall of the opening formed centrally of the brake drum 13, so that thebrake drum will be held against lateral movement with respect thereto.

The bolts 10 which form an important feature of the invention are shownas formed with enlargements 14 that are formed with flat shoulders tocontact with the inner surface of the securing plate 11 to force theplate 11 and drum 13 into close engagement with each other, when thenuts 15 have been properly positioned. In connection with the foregoingit might be stated that due to this construction, movement of the boltslaterally, is restricted. The side faces of the bolts 10 are curved toconform to the curvatures of the side walls 8, as clearly shown byFigure 2 of the drawings. Due to this construction, it will be obviousthat the bolts are locked against movement and prevented from rotatingto loosen the nuts that are secured to the ends thereof.

Openings 16 are formed in the hub sections 6, which openings accommodatethe spokes 17 which are metallic and provided with tapered end portions.These spokes are formed with relatively flat side faces permitting thespokes to flex when the wheel passes over obstructions in the roadsurface. The invention is shown as applied to a. metallic wheelstructure embodying the usual. clincher rim, the rim being indicated at1.8 and secured to the socket members 19, that receive the spokes 17, inany suitable and well known manner.

In the form of the invention as illustrated by sheet 20f the drawings,the metallic hub section is indicated at 20, which hub section is formedwith a plurality of openings 21 to accommodate the spokes of the wheel.

The main hub section is indicated at 22 and is formed with an innerflange member 23 and-a tubular section 24, the tubular section 24 beingdesigned to accommodate the disk 25 which also closely engages theopposite side of the hub section 20. The hub section 22 accommodates thebrake drum 26,

the brake drum being secured to the hub section by means of the bolts27, which bolts are also formed with enlargements 28 con- Ice Havingthus describedthe invention, whet is claimed as new is A Wheelconstructlon embodying a oneplece huh sect10n, sa1d hub sectlon havlngradiating openings to receive spokes, said hub section havingtransversely disposed openings arranged between the first mentionedopenings, a disk mounted at one side of the hub section, bolts extendingthrough the transversely disposed openings and having enlargementsdefining shoulders, said shoulders adapted to engage the disk, nuts onthe ends of the bolts and adapted to cooperate with the shoulders toclamp the disk imposition, and an inner hearing member removeblysupported within the hub section.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature.

JEROME BOLICK.

